Namibian Defence Force NDF Ranks

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1 Namibian Defence Force NDF Ranks

1.1 NDF Ranks

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Namibian Defence Force NDF Ranks

NDF Ranks

NDF ranks are based on the Commonwealth rank structure. There is no approved four star General rank in the NDF. The Chief of Defence Force is a singular appointment comes with an elevation to the rank of Lieutenant General for an Army officer, Air Marshal for an Air Force officer and Vice Admiral for a Navy officer. Arms of Services Commanders i.e. Army, Air Force and Navy Commanders have a rank of Major General, Air Vice Marshal and Rear Admiral. The rank of Brigadier has also been transformed into Brigadier General . Directorate Heads are always Brigadiers Generals i.e.Chief of Staff: Defence Intelligence.

Army	Air Force	Navy
General Officers	Air Officers	Flag Officers
Lieutenant General	Air Marshal	Vice Admiral
Major General	Air Vice Marshal	Rear Admiral
Brigadier General	Air Commodore	Rear Admiral (Junior Grade)
Senior Officers	Senior Officers	Senior Officers
Colonel	Group Captain	Captain(Navy)
Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander	Commander
Major	Squadron Leader	Lieutenant Commander
Junior Officers	Junior Officers	Junior Officers
Captain	Flight Lieutenant	Lieutenant (Navy)
Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	Ensign
Warrant Officers	Warrant Officers	Warrant Officers
Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1
Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 2
Senior NCO’s	Senior NCO’s	Senior NCO’s
Staff Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer
Junior NCO’s	Junior NCO’s	Junior NCO’s
Corporal	Aircraftman	Leading Seaman
Lance Corporal	Leading Aircraftman	Able Seaman
Enlisted	Enlisted	Enlisted
Private	Private	Seaman

Warrant Officer Class 1 Appointments
Any warrant officer class 1 could be posted to substantive posts, including

Army	Air Force	Navy
Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force	Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force	Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force
Sergeant Major of the Army	Sergeant Major of the Air Force	Master-at-Arms of the Navy
Formation Sergeant Major	Formation Sergeant Major	Command Master-at-Arms
Regimental Sergeant Major	Regimental Sergeant Major	Master-at-Arms